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A66144 [A] Letter from His Highness the Prince of Orange, for the summoning of a convention to be held at Westminster, the 22th of January, 1688/9. William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Church of England. Province of Canterbury. 1688 (1688) Wing W2344; ESTC R23228 1,094 1

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LETTER FROM His Highness the Prince of Orange FOR The Summoning of a CONVENTION to be held at Westminster the 22 th of January 1688 9. WHEREAS the Lords Spiritual and Temporal the Knights Citizens and Burgesses heretofore Members of the Commons House of Parliament during the Reign of King CHARLES the Second residing in and about the City of London together with the Aldermen and divers of the Common-Council of the said City in this extraordinary Conjuncture at our Request severally Assembled to advise Us the best manner how to attain the ends of our DECLARATION in calling a FREE PARLIAMENT for the Preservation of the PROTESTANT RELIGION and restoring the Rights and Liberties of the Kingdom and setling the same that they may not be in danger of being again Subverted have Advised and Desired Us to cause our Letters to be written and directed for the Counties to the Coroners of the respective Counties or any one of them and in default of the Coroners to the Clerks of the Peace of the respective Counties and for the Universities to the respective Vice-Chancellors and for the Cities Boroughs and Cinque-Ports to the chief Magistrate of each respective City Borough and Cinque-Port containing Directions for the choosing in all such Counties Cities Universities Boroughs and Cinque-Ports within Ten Days after the receipt of the said respective Letters such a number of Persons to represent them as from every such place is or are of right to be sent to Parliament of which Elections and the times and places thereof the respective Officers shall give notice The notice for the intended Election in the Counties to be published in the Market Towns within the respective Counties by the space of Five Days at the least before the said Election and for the Universities Cities Boroughs and Cinque-Ports in every of them respectively by the space of Three Days at the least before the said Election the said Letters and the Execution thereof to be returned by such Officer and Officers who shall execute the same to the Clerk of the Crown in the Court of Chancery so as the Persons so to be Chosen may Meet and Sit at Westminster the Two and twentieth Day of January next WE heartily desiring the performance of what We have in our said DECLARATION expressed in pursuance of the said Advice and Desire have caused this Our Letter to be written to you to the intent that you truly and uprightly without favour or affection to any Person or indirect practice or proceeding do and execute what of your part ought to be done according to the said Advice for the due Execution thereof The Elections to be made by such persons only as according to the Ancient Laws and Customs of right ought to choose Members for Parliament and that you cause a Return to be made by Certificate under your Seal of the Names of the Persons Elected Annexed to this Our Letter to the said Clerk of the Crown before the said Two and twentieth Day of January Given at St. James 's the Nine and twentieth Day of December in the Year of our Lord 1688. LONDON Printed by J. Starkey and A. and W. Churchill MDCLXXXVIII